Mountains in Japan, written in Japanese
22 mountains across 18 prefectures, each with the kanji, the kana reading and a card you can print or save to your phone before you travel.
A mountain name on its own is not a destination a taxi can reach. Name the trailhead, ropeway station or visitor centre in the note field; the mountain name is what anchors the area.
| Kanji | Kana | English | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 富士山 | ふじさん | Mount Fuji | Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture |
| 阿蘇山 | あそさん | Mount Aso | Kumamoto Prefecture, Kumamoto Prefecture |
| 石鎚山 | いしづちさん | Mount Ishizuchi | Saijo, Ehime Prefecture |
| 立山 | たてやま | Mount Tate | Tateyama, Toyama Prefecture |
| 筑波山 | つくばさん | Mount Tsukuba | Ibaraki Prefecture, Ibaraki Prefecture |
| 月山 | がっさん | Mount Gassan | Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture |
| 聖岳 | ひじりだけ | Mount Hijiri | Aoi-ku, Nagano Prefecture |
| 秋田駒ヶ岳 | あきたこまがたけ | Akita-Komagatake | Shizukuishi, Akita Prefecture |
| 函館山 | はこだてやま | Mount Hakodate | Hakodate, Hokkaido |
| 雌阿寒岳 | めあかんだけ | Mount Meakan | Kushiro, Hokkaido |
| 仙丈ヶ岳 | せんじょうがたけ | Mount Senjō | Ina, Nagano Prefecture |
| 笠ヶ岳 | かさがたけ | Mount Kasa | Takayama, Gifu Prefecture |
| 雄阿寒岳 | おあかんだけ | Mount Oakan | Kushiro, Hokkaido |
| 与那覇岳 | よなはだけ | Mount Yonaha | Kunigami, Okinawa Prefecture |
| 脊振山 | せふりさん | Mount Sefuri | Sawara-ku, Fukuoka Prefecture |
| 飯野山 | いいのやま | Mount Iino | Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture |
| 城山 | しろやま | Mount Shiroyama | Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture |
| 武尊山 | ほたかやま | Mount Hotaka | Kawaba, Gunma Prefecture |
| 瑞牆山 | みずがきやま | Mount Mizugaki | Hokuto, Yamanashi Prefecture |
| 雷山 | らいざん | Mount Rai | Saga, Fukuoka Prefecture |
| 信夫山 | しのぶやま | Mount Shinobu | Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture |
| 弥彦山 | やひこやま | Mount Yahiko | Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture |
Frequently asked questions
How do I ask a taxi for a Japanese mountain?
A mountain name on its own is not a destination a taxi can reach. Name the trailhead, ropeway station or visitor centre in the note field; the mountain name is what anchors the area.
Do these names work outside a taxi?
Yes. The same card works at a station information desk, a hotel front desk or a police box (交番). The Japanese characters are the part that communicates; the English and romaji on the card are only there so you know what you are showing.